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« Reply #20 on: October 13, 2006, 12:09 PM » |
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www.smallbattery.company.org.ukgood source for equivalent batteries of yester year. Just give them a call with details of the old mercury battery and they will find you a new one to suit.
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« Reply #21 on: October 13, 2006, 12:27 PM » |
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Just been reading through this thread again, damn there's some interesting stuff here! I'd still like to dabble into the world of film, feels like a wright of passage. Or maybe, as the wife says "You a wright passage you!" (nice edit)  |
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« Reply #22 on: October 13, 2006, 1:14 PM » |
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right of passage...right of passage..... ts english teacher by any chance ?
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« Reply #23 on: October 13, 2006, 8:48 PM » |
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No mate, There's not enough F's in the english languge for her to teach it .....and if I was married to an english teacher, do ya think I'd spell this bad? |
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« Reply #24 on: October 18, 2006, 9:32 AM » |
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If you need autofocus, the newer EOS film cameras can be bought at good prices off eBay.
Got a EOS 300X, £149 with kit lens on ebay  |
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« Reply #25 on: October 19, 2006, 6:15 PM » |
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Just been reading through this thread again, damn there's some interesting stuff here! I'd still like to dabble into the world of film, feels like a wright of passage. Or maybe, as the wife says "You a wright passage you!" (nice edit) right of passage...right of passage..... ts english teacher by any chance ?
Wright - maker, as a wheelwright (maker of wheels) cartwright (maker of carts and other vehicles) Right - authority to take an action, such as copyright (authority to publish or reproduce a work or to have it reproduced) Rite - small ceremony, ritual. Your average playwright would know that the right word to write in this example is rite. |
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« Reply #26 on: October 20, 2006, 10:42 PM » |
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my canon 1000n slr cost me 13 quid off ebay but since buying that i have been "given" a zenit e manual slr a agfa medium format camera and an fed5 rangefinder which all are a pleasure to use so far
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« Reply #27 on: October 21, 2006, 4:33 AM » |
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warehouse express are doing some nice offers on new nikon slr's
What's that then ? they'll sell you a Canon instead ? |
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« Reply #28 on: October 21, 2006, 1:00 PM » |
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What's that then ? they'll sell you a Canon instead ?
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« Reply #29 on: November 5, 2006, 6:12 PM » |
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I really like using film myself, i first bought a canon 1000n slr of ebay for 15 quid beleive it or not, since then i have came into ownership of a fully manual zenit e slr,which is built like a tank, an agfa folding bellows medium format camera which is capable of fantastic quality, an 'fed 5' rangefinder which to be honest i really struggle to get along with due to the focussing system they use. all of the last 3 i was given due to the decline of film use so some good bargains can be had if you look for them. Hope you enjoy the film aswell john.
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« Reply #30 on: January 9, 2007, 10:12 PM » |
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I swear by my pair of Canon T90s. You have all the benefits of film without going back to the stone age, and the superb range of Canon FD lenses can be had for a song. They also didn't call this camera "The Tank" for nothing - it is virtually indestructable.
HOWEVER - if you only want to dip your toe in the water, without spending much - and still be able to use FD lenses, (I'm not sure that I am allowed to do this here), I have a Canon A1 that I can let you have for £50.
I had three of them, and had all of them fully serviced by the ex-head of Canon's workshop - then changed to T90s. I sold two of them on ebay, but this last one has one arm of the hotshoe missing, so I never bothered.
I will never use it again, I would like it to go to a good home, but at least get my servicing costs back!
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« Reply #31 on: January 12, 2007, 3:54 AM » |
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John.. You want to learn film.. How about full manual. Pentax K1000 w/ 50mm f-1.7. Bullet proof camera. You can run it with no batteries at all. They can be had cheap and there are lots of them around...
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« Reply #32 on: February 17, 2007, 2:39 AM » |
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When I bought my D80, I realized that my beloved Nikon F-801s (same as the N8080 in the U.S., I think) was worth...nothing. So I held onto it as a second body. I'm so glad I did, because every once in a while, I hanker to shoot off a roll of black and white film, just for the heck of it. I unloaded my old flash (SB-24) and the kit lens (AF Nikkor 28-70), and I keep my lovely AF Nikkor 85 f/1.8 on it. It just has a certain feel to it that I just can't imagine not having. And keeping a few film canisters around reminds me that photography was once an art and a science of thinking much and shooting little. Carmi Nikon D80; Nikon AFS 18-135 ED http://writteninc.blogspot.com |
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« Reply #33 on: February 18, 2007, 1:41 PM » |
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Same here, Carmi. 99.9% of the time now I shoot digital. But every now and then I just get the urge to shoot film. I've still got a couple of film SLRs - a Canon EOS300 (approx 10 years old) and an old AE-1 (about 30 years old).
And more often than not when I get the urge to shoot film, I use the AE-1, rather than the EOS300.
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« Reply #34 on: February 18, 2007, 1:52 PM » |
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Hi Michael! The AE-1 is a sweet, sweet camera. It has a feel and a balance that few other cameras can match. I can absolutely understand why you'd pick that one up first. It's the camera that I first drooled over as a kid. Even to this day, I'd buy one in a heartbeat if I came across one. Maybe it's just me, but focusing an old manual focus-only camera is infinitely more satisfying and precise than any new auto-everything SLR. My long-gone Minolta XG-1 and X-700 had a focusing screen - the split/microprism in the middle - that was light years better than the supposedly superior electronic focusing aids on newer units. If only the AF wizards could integrate these old systems into their newer products. Carmi Nikon D80; Nikon AFS 18-135 ED http://writteninc.blogspot.com |
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« Reply #35 on: February 20, 2007, 4:19 AM » |
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Well you can pretty much take your pick. Nikon, Olympus, Canon, pentax, Minolta, Chinon variants. All can be found for pretty cheap and in good condition. Reasonable glass available for all. Some will cost more than others due to collector effects. Then it depends on if you want af/mf. you would be surprised how cheap you can get a good af setup out there. Of course some are more than others. I have in MF Olympus, Pentax, Minolta. AF Minolta, Nikon I am partial to the F100 Nikon but that is because it makes for a good partner to the D200. I have to many cameras.............  |
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« Reply #36 on: February 20, 2007, 12:56 PM » |
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Michael and Carmi I agree with you both I have 2 AE-1's and an Eos 5 (I think it is) but much prefer the AE-1
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« Reply #37 on: April 3, 2008, 9:09 AM » |
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interesting suggestions here, i myself have a range of film cameras for' nostalgic' reasons form my Pentax 500 kit,an Om1, various nikons, manual & AF. the latest addition is a Canon Eos 650 from E-bay for £ 20.00 inc lens. now sold on. & I added a 28/90 instead so forabout £ 50.00 a nice addition
Oh I have an early FED + lenses which go with my Leica 111.
will part with some if anyone is interested.
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